Carmen Suite

SKU: BT.DHP-1012709-010

Carmen is the best known work by the French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Criticised by the French public at the time of its creation because its plot was deemed indecent, the opera nevertheless came to be considered as a major work due to its captivating melodies, Spanish character and energetic rhythms. In this brilliant transcription for concert band Tohru Takahasi has remained faithful to the sparkling, joyful atmosphere of the scenes from the opera.

Ook buiten de theatrale context heeft de operamuziek van Bizet een beeldende kracht. Tohru Takahahsi’s bewerking van de Carmen Suite doet recht aan de dramatiek en grandeur van het origineel.

Carmen ist wohl das berühmteste und meistgespielte Werk des Musiktheaters. Auch außerhalb des Theaterkontexts mangelt es der Musik von Georges Bizet nicht an Ausdruckskraft und Dramatik. Nach dem Tode des Komponisten wurden einige Passagen der Oper für die Carmen Suite exzerpiert, die mit dieser Bearbeitung von Tohru Takahashi, die der Dramatik und Größe des Originals vollkommen gerecht wird, nun auch für Blasorchester zugänglich ist.

Carmen est l’œuvre la plus célèbre du compositeur français Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Cette brillante transcription reste fidèle l’atmosphère pétillante et vive des scènes de l’opéra.

SKU: M7.HDW-4294

UPC: 089948429494.

Carmen was first set as a ballet by the famed Russian choreographer Petipa in 1845. It was based on the Mérimée novella and premiered in Madrid some thirty years before Bizet's opera was first heard. Subsequent versions followed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some using and some discarding Bizet's music. In 1949, Roland Petit created a successful vehicle for himself and his wife Zizi Jeanmaire using the Bizet score. Maya Plisetskaya always dreamed of dancing the role of Carmen and had approached Shostakovich for a score. He demurred out of respect for Bizet's celebrated opera. It was eventually Plisetskaya's husband Rodion Shchedrin who agreed to provide the music after seeing his wife and the choreographer Alberto Alonso working on some choreographic ideas. His Carmen Suite ballet, based on Bizet, and scored only for strings and, in its theatricality, a showcase for Plisetskaya's considerable dramatic gifts. Shchedrin's Carmen Suite, one of the darkest settings of Mérimée's tragic story, deeply symbolic and overtly sensual, premiered at the Bolshoi Ballet on April 20, 1967.

SKU: KN.08292S

UPC: 822795082920.

From Bizet's Carmen Suite #2, this setting of the familiar dance theme is scored so that the chromatic melody lies exceedingly well for young strings. A mix of legato and staccato bow strokes typify the lead lines, while supporting parts play a good deal of pizzicato for essential contrast. Duration 2:00. Available in SmartMusic.

SKU: SU.00220112

The complete Harp, Keyboard (Piano, Organ, etc.) and auxiliary parts [CD-ROM] for the 61 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library™, Volume 2: Debussy, Mahler and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BIZET Carmen Suites 1-2, L'Arlesienne Suites 1-2, Symphony No. l; BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1, Kol Nidrei, Scottish Fantasy; BRUCKNER Symphonies 1-9, Te Deum; BUSONI Turandot Suite; DEBUSSY Images 1-3, Jeux, La Mer, Nocturnes, Petite Suite, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Printemps, Sacred and Profane Dances, Clarinet Rhapsody; FAURÉ Pavane, Pelleas and Melisande, Requiem; GRIEG Piano Concerto in A Minor, Peer Gynt Suites 1-2, Symphonic Dances, Holberg Suite; MAHLER Symphonies 1-9, Kindertotenlieder, Das klagende Lied, Das Lied von der Erde, Lieder; REGER Variations and Fuge on a Theme by Mozart; SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, Symphony No. 3, Cello Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Christmas Oratorio, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Visit for more information

Please note, customers using Macintosh computers running macOS Catalina (version 10.5) have reported hardware compatibility issues with this product. If you encounter these issues, we recommend copying the entire contents of the disk to a contained folder on a thumb drive or other storage device for use on your Mac.

SKU: SU.00220084

The complete Clarinet (including Eb and Bass Clarinet) parts [CD-ROM] for the 61 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library™, Volume 2: Debussy, Mahler and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BIZET Carmen Suites 1-2, L'Arlesienne Suites 1-2, Symphony No. l; BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1, Kol Nidrei, Scottish Fantasy; BRUCKNER Symphonies 1-9, Te Deum; BUSONI Turandot Suite; DEBUSSY Images 1-3, Jeux, La Mer, Nocturnes, Petite Suite, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Printemps, Sacred and Profane Dances, Clarinet Rhapsody; FAURÉ Pavane, Pelleas and Melisande, Requiem; GRIEG Piano Concerto in A Minor, Peer Gynt Suites 1-2, Symphonic Dances, Holberg Suite; MAHLER Symphonies 1-9, Kindertotenlieder, Das klagende Lied, Das Lied von der Erde, Lieder; REGER Variations and Fuge on a Theme by Mozart; SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, Symphony No. 3, Cello Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Christmas Oratorio, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Visit for more information

Please note, customers using Macintosh computers running macOS Catalina (version 10.5) have reported hardware compatibility issues with this product. If you encounter these issues, we recommend copying the entire contents of the disk to a contained folder on a thumb drive or other storage device for use on your Mac.

SKU: SU.00220093

The complete Double Bass parts [CD-ROM] for the 61 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library™, Volume 2: Debussy, Mahler and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BIZET Carmen Suites 1-2, L'Arlesienne Suites 1-2, Symphony No. l; BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1, Kol Nidrei, Scottish Fantasy; BRUCKNER Symphonies 1-9, Te Deum; BUSONI Turandot Suite; DEBUSSY Images 1-3, Jeux, La Mer, Nocturnes, Petite Suite, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Printemps, Sacred and Profane Dances, Clarinet Rhapsody; FAURÉ Pavane, Pelleas and Melisande, Requiem; GRIEG Piano Concerto in A Minor, Peer Gynt Suites 1-2, Symphonic Dances, Holberg Suite; MAHLER Symphonies 1-9, Kindertotenlieder, Das klagende Lied, Das Lied von der Erde, Lieder; REGER Variations and Fuge on a Theme by Mozart; SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, Symphony No. 3, Cello Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Christmas Oratorio, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Visit for more information

Please note, customers using Macintosh computers running macOS Catalina (version 10.5) have reported hardware compatibility issues with this product. If you encounter these issues, we recommend copying the entire contents of the disk to a contained folder on a thumb drive or other storage device for use on your Mac.